On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Mark Sanders <sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com> wrote: > Well, it's funny, my friend Duane Strosaker is planning the trip to > Catalina. "Hair-shirted > monastic nut case" is practically his middle name! ROFL. Seriously... ROFL. I almost fell of the sofa. Let me second Dave Kruger's remark. Get a good, thick, long, wide sleeping pad that is at least 1.5 inches thick and preferably 2-1/2 inches thick. Most of the ones you see are 20 inches wide which I find isn't wide enough for me. I like 25. It should also be at least 6-feet long. Here is the one I got a month ago to replace the 15-year-old pad I used before: http://www.rei.com/product/722782. Read the reviews. Get a good LED head-mounted light. It's invaluable for reading at night in your tent and for blinding everyone you look at. Great fun! I have one of these from REI: http://www.rei.com/REI-Outlet/product/764605 If you're like me and can't sleep until you've read a chapter of a good book, then don't forget to bring a good book. Tapered dry-bags. Even if you have bulkheads and hatches. A stove and a pot for making your own soup/coffee/tea even if you are camping with the greatest chef in the world. This way you'll know how to get it going. And fuel. I totally agree about the 2-person tent for solo and 3-person for duo. But I also think that a free-standing tent is important; with a "bathtub" floor. You can just pick it up and move it when the tide inevitably comes up higher on the beach than you expected it to. And get a rain-fly and use it. MSR makes good tents and the Mutha-Hubba tents are well respected: http://www.rei.com/REI-Outlet/product/764667 A "footprint" or tarp for under your tent. And a good tarp for shade or rain. Eating utensils large enough for grown-ups to use. I have big hands and itty-bitty camp forks are just a pain. But I also have some arthritis so that could be just me. That's all I can think of right now. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 17 2008 - 11:32:48 PDT
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